LawFuel’s 2022 Lawyer of the Year is the battling ‘loophole lawyer’ who fought to get Charlotte Bellis into the country under the MIQ lottery system.
The future belongs to lawyers who embrace technology, work smarter, and never forget that relationships drive business. Steve Fretzin*. Steve Fretzin is an internationally recognized legal business development coach and author There was a time when farmers relied on horses to plow their fields. Writers used pens before typewriters, and typewriters before computers. Every advancement changed how people worked, and those who embraced the improvements generally became more productive than those
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Leading Auckland commercial litigator Kim Francis has joined Bankside Chambers as a barrister sole, departing the specialist disputes firm Lindsay Francis Mangan & Lee, which he helped establish in 2021. Francis co-founded Lindsay & Francis with Timothy Lindsay in 2021 after leaving Meredith Connell at the end of 2020, where he had spent approximately 10
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An Auckland lawyer’s extraordinary legal battle over a $999 bill has reached the Supreme Court, with a six-month suspension and an estimated $100,000 in legal costs providing an expensive lesson in knowing when to stop fighting. Auckland lawyer Gautam Jindal has failed in his latest attempt to delay a six-month suspension from legal practice, this
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New cybersecurity research reveals a sharp rise in attacks on law firms, with confidential client information increasingly targeted by criminals and state-backed hackers. But one cybersecurity expert questions to us whether artificial intelligence deserves much of the blame. Law firms have become increasingly attractive targets for cybercriminals, with attacks on the legal sector nearly doubling
New Casepoint IQ Agent puts investigators in control, surfacing what matters so they can build well-supported findings without waiting on technical specialists WASHINGTON, October 27, 2026 — Casepoint, a leading provider of secure, unified government, legal, and compliance solutions, today announced AI Investigator Agent, a new IQ Agent in the Casepoint IQ™ suite available within Casepoint
Flexibility ROI: moving from ‘perk’ to performance Does becoming a parent still put women at a disadvantage in thelegal profession? From billable hours to promotion pathways, the motherhood penalty can have lasting consequences for career progression. Yet flexible working is still too often treated as an employee perk rather than a business strategy with measurable
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By John Bowie | The law firm that steered Lehman Brothers, General Motors and Enron through their darkest days is now planning its own. Weil, Gotshal & Manges told partners on Wednesday that its management committee has recommended an orderly wind-down of the firm. Partners are expected to vote within days. “Following a careful review
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Article source: Hall & Lampros Injury Attorneys Key Takeaways An injury after a vehicle crash, fall, workplace incident, or another unexpected event can make even simple decisions feel difficult. The first priority is always personal safety and appropriate medical care. Once urgent needs are addressed, keeping organized records can make the following days less stressful.
Fiji’s acting anti-corruption chief, Lavi Rokoika, has denied any involvement in the disappearance of cocaine from the Suva High Court’s evidence room, dismissing online speculation linking her to the police investigation. In an email to RNZ Pacific, the acting commissioner of the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) said: “I have no knowledge of, or
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Article source: Tiemann Law Firm, CA A tenant’s dog attacks a visitor inside a Sacramento apartment complex, leaving the victim with serious injuries. The dog owner faces potential liability, but questions also arise about the landlord’s responsibility for allowing the animal to remain on the property. California law treats dog owners and landlords differently when
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